- Practical coping skills
- Builds healthier boundaries
- Focus on small goals
About Ashley
Ashley Lesperance is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia. She works with adults who feel stressed, overwhelmed, or burned out and need straightforward support. Her aim is to create a calm, judgment-free setting where people can slow down and be heard.
She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. That can mean learning coping skills for anxiety, practicing clearer communication, or setting firmer boundaries. Ashley also helps people build self-esteem and manage grief or major life changes.
Her approach is conversational and goal-oriented. She leans on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the person in front of her. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thought that keep problems going, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, achievable goals.
Many clients come for help with workplace stress, compassion fatigue, or caregiver strain. Others seek support for relationship struggles, codependency concerns, guilt, shame, or issues common to young adults and women. Sessions are practical and paced to match each person’s needs.
With six years of clinical experience, Ashley blends listening with clear tools people can practice between sessions. She asks straightforward questions and helps people choose manageable next steps. To start, she guides people through a brief matching process and then schedules sessions that fit their routine.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Ashley uses Client-Centered Therapy to place the person’s concerns at the center of the work. That means sessions begin with open listening and follow the client’s pace and priorities. This approach suits people who need validation and a calmer space to sort through feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In sessions she helps identify unhelpful thinking and practices new ways of responding. This method often helps with anxiety, low mood, and stress that shows up in daily routines.
Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and short-term goals. It’s useful when clients want clear actions they can try between meetings to create immediate relief or change.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ashley will talk with each person about their goals and try different strategies until something fits. She guides clients in choosing techniques that match their needs and daily life, so therapy feels useful from week to week.
Session formats are not listed explicitly here, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins during a workday or between errands. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques used in person to an online setting so clients keep making progress without rearranging their whole life.
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Experience
6+ years
Credentials
New York, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Ashley address?
She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, depression, and life transitions. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, guilt and shame, self-love, women’s issues, workplace concerns, and young adult issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is supportive and practical. Sessions balance listening with tools from Client-Centered, CBT, and Solution-Focused approaches to meet immediate needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Ashley has six years of professional experience working with adults on stress, burnout, and life adjustments.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in New York. The listing shows NY LMHC and VA LPC as the documented credentials.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients book sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.